American Hot Wax
movie
1959. New York City. The battleground was Rock and Roll. It was the beginning of an era. You shoulda been there.
Released March 17, 1978
Overview
This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.
Cast
Tim McIntire
as
Alan Freed
Fran Drescher
as
Sheryl
Jay Leno
as
Mookie
Laraine Newman
as
Teenage Louise
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Carl Weaver
as
Member of The Chesterfields
Al Chalk
as
Member of The Chesterfields
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Sam Harkness
as
Member of The Chesterfields
Arnold McCuller
as
Member of The Chesterfields
Jeff Altman
as
Lennie Richfield
Moosie Drier
as
Artie Moress
John Lehne
as
D.A. Coleman
Stewart Steinberg
as
Stone
Crew
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Floyd Mutrux
as
Director
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John Kaye
as
Screenplay
Art Linson
as
Producer
William A. Fraker
as
Director of Photography
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Danford B. Greene
as
Supervising Film Editor
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Melvin Shapiro
as
Editor
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Ronald J. Fagan
as
Editor
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Robert De Mora
as
Costume Design
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Elayne Barbara Ceder
as
Art Direction